What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-24185?

CVE-2025-24185 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

Which versions of Apple are affected by CVE-2025-24185?

Organizations using An out-of-bounds write should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2025-24185, a out-of-bounds write vulnerability rated CVSS 5.5.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-24185?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Apple CVE-2025-24185

MEDIUM

Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)

2025-03-17 product-security@apple.com

Apple Memory Corruption Buffer Overflow

5.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

5.5 MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:31 vuln.today

CVE Published

Mar 17, 2025 - 20:15 nvd

MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app termination.

AnalysisAI

An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3. Parsing a maliciously crafted file may lead to an unexpected app termination. Affected products include: Apple Macos.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).